Specifications

1.4 Optional Feeders

Table 1–7 LCIT

Alignment pins Mesh with holes in the base of the printer and provide

precise alignment.

Oblique rollers Move the sheet through the internal cassette into the

paper feed unit.

Paper feed roller Moves a sheet off the stack into the nip of the oblique

rollers.

Extender plate Fits on the rear of the LCIT to cover the tail of the longer

cassettes.

Control board Operates as a peripheral device to the paper feed

controller board. See Sections 2.1, 6.17.1, and 9.10

for more information.

Interface connector A 4-pin connector that connects the LCIT controller board

to the feed unit controller.

Size sensing switches Three size sensing switches read the conﬁguration of the

keys on the side of the installed cassette. Table 1–6

shows and describes the size sensing keys. This

information is compared to the selected size by the

ﬁrmware. A mismatch causes an error to appear.

There are two sets of size sensing switches: one in

the optional LCIT cassette slot and one in the internal

cassette slot.

LCIT cassette

slot

Accepts a ﬁxed or universal 500-sheet LCIT cassette. The

500 sheet LCIT cassettes are twice as deep as the 250

sheet internal cassettes.

Physical and Functional Description 1–15